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173.6

Section §173.6: Materials of trade exceptions

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Interpretation Responses

Ref ID Date Company Name Individual Name Response Document
21-0056 Truck and Bus Compliance Lew Snearly View
22-0095 Environmental Resource Center Kristie Absher View
22-0063 M-Tac Trucking Compliance LLC Brian A. McGuire View
20-0064 MRIGlobal-NCR Malcolm Smith View
19-0100 Global Cellulose Fibers Paul Bissett View
19-0062 Raul Badillo View
19-0041 Dangerous Goods Advisory Council Del Billings View
02-0314 Aero Vironment Inc. Erica Jenkins View
07-0172 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc Mr. Donald W. Alger View
01-0299 URS Corporation Mr. Andrew N. Romach View
00-0287 Mr. Andy Altemos View
03-0007 Refrigeration Supplies Distributor Mr. Neill Boutilier View
00-0378 TruGreen - ChemLawn Technical Center Mr. Roger A. Yeary View
14-0128 University of Minnesota Mr. Michael Maurer View
10-0265 Minnesota Department of Transportation Mr. Michael Ritchie View
10-0270 Mr. James La Porte View
00-0142 Radian International Mr. Andrew N. Romach View
07-0023 NM Scientific Lab Ms. Pamela Morden MT (ASCP), MPH View
02-0325 The Blood Center Ruth O'Donnell CHMM View
08-0064 Saybolt LP Mr. Mike Conroy View
99-0208 City of San Diego Ms. Joan N. McNamara View
08-0044 Inspecorate America Corporation Mr. John E. Williams III View
10-0261 Duke Energy Corporation Mr. Chuck Denny View
09-0305 Mr. James La Porte View
10-0234 Kelly Infinity Mr. Jeff Brown View
00-0124 Layne-Atlantic Mr. John Pittas View
10-0184 Baker Petrolite Corporation Mr. Aubrey Campbell View
12-0075 Broward Fire Equipment and Service Inc. Mr. John A. Gioseffi View
12-0060 Bombardier Aerospace Mr. Jeff Christafore View
99-0238 Specialty Gases of America, Inc. Mr. Jason C. Pollman View
99-0224 HMT Associates, L.L.C. Mr. E.A. Altemos View
98-0503 United Surveyors of Chemicals, Inc. Mr. Jeffrey M. Moses View
98-0038 Digital Audio Disc Corporation Mr. Gary J. Garrahan View
03-0103 South Florida Plastics, Inc. Mr. John S. Srokose View
98-0371 Levine-Fricke Mr. Thomas J. Dolce, P.E View
99-0055 Suburban Propane Ms. Barbara J. Verdon View
03-0055 Qualex, Inc. Mr. Dwight Fast View
13-0174 Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. Mr. Brandon K. Wiseman View
05-0271 Dangerous Goods Advisory Council Mr. Alan I. Roberts View
13-0142 EHS Assurance Mr. Andrew Peterson View
14-0115 Midwest Veterinary Supply, Inc. Ms. Joanne Kittridge View
07-0066 Network Environmental Systems Mr. Earl Thomas View
99-0074 HMT Associates Mr. E.A. Altemos View
03-0257 URS Corporation Mr. Andrew N. Romach View
17-0027 Vianna Zimbel Consultting Ms. Vianna Zimbel View
02-0076 Mr. Leo Malatesta DeAngeloBrothers Incorporated View
06-0262 DOT Compliance Mr. Clark W. Elliot View
05-0213 Parts Plus Distribution Center Mr. Walter Kunz View
09-0195 Certispec Services USA, Inc. Mr. David O. Jones View
06-0075 West Marine Products, Inc. Mr. Todd A. Nash View
06-0273 Piedmont Plastics, Inc. Mr. Dale Austin View
07-0065 National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Mr. Dan Poulos    View
12-0002 Mr. Henry Wake Huffman View
98-0287 Mr. Tom Perry View
02-0228 PPL Technical Training Center Frederick A.Muthard View
05-0096 MHF Logistical Solutions Mr. Randy Hill View
17-0014 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Mr. Richard Norl View
12-0208 Occidental Chemical Company Mr. Norman Dodson View
06-0115 Waste Technology Services, Inc. Ted L. Nebrich, Jr., CHMM, QEP, REM  View
07-0190 AirTran Airways Mr. Brian Badger View
04-0145 Mobility Products Unlimited, LLC Mr. Steven King View
00-0141 Merichern Company Research Center Mr. Leo N. Richard Jr. View
11-0245 DENTSPLY International, Caulk Division Mr. Kevin Marrow View
07-0160 Charkit Chemical Corporation Mr. Steve J. Catania View
09-0068 Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Ferry Mr. Timothy W. Wiseman View
CHI-04-006 U.S. Department of Agriculture Mr. Wesley Throop View
03-0016 Mr. Tom B. Jacobsen View
04-0265 Mr. Peter B. O"Connell View
06-0037 Waste Technology Services, Inc. Ted L. Nebrich, Jr., CHMM, QEP, REM View
07-0062 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ms. Gretchen S. Wheat View
09-0232 BP Products North America Ms. Becky Conn View
09-0145 Mr. James La Porte View
09-0143 Wiley Rein LLP Mr. George Kerchner View
06-0229 National Headquarters Mr. Michael I. Gorman  View
08-0096 Sutherlands Ms. Tara Higgins View
01-0220 Williams Laboratory Services Ms. Jan Johnson View
06-0181 Laboratory Medicine Consultants Ms. Jane Swerdlow View
10-0101 Jefferson Lab Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Mr. Thomas Briggs, PE View
01-0290 URS Corporation Mr. Andrew Romach View
01-0012 Reichhold Mr. Mark U. DuBois View
16-0025 Pine Mr. Jason Miller View
06-0090 Target Specialty Products Mr. Gary Maxwell View
03-0299 Gram Safety Services Mr. Urns Gram View
16-0044 Hall, Render, Killiam, Heath & Lyman, PC Ms. Amy Berenbaum Goodman View
03-0223 Mr. Lloyd Heacock View
13-0051 Occidental Chemical Company Mr. Norman Dodson View
09-0021 DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. Mr. Bob Booker View
04-0013 Keller and Heckman LLP Mr. Michael P. Morrone View
14-0182 Reagent Chemical Mr. Robert Dritschel View
01-0207 Minnesota Department of Transportation Mr. Michael Ritchie View